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Local Obits for Thu. Jul 11, 2013

FORT PAYNE Rita Jean "Jenny" Beck, 61, died Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at her residence.Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, July 12, from Rainsville Funeral Home Chapel.Burial in Smith Cemetery

Dorothy Nancy Pannell Brown, 89, of Chattanooga, died Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at a local nursing home after a lengthy illness.She was born April 22, 1924, in Knoxville, a daughter of the late Andrew Jackson

Thomas Albert Capps, 86, passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2013, following a brief illness.Born April 5, 1927, he was a loving husband, father and grandfather. Mr. Capps was born in Coulterville, Tenn., and lived

Carl F. Dilley, formerly of Warner Robins, Ga., and Chattanooga, passed into the presence of the Lord on Monday, July 9, 2013, in Charlotte, N.C., following several months of ill health.Carl was born on Jan.

ROSSVILLE Clara Mae Johnson, 82, departed this life Friday, July 5, 2013.She was born in Meigs County, Tenn., to the late James Nelia and Maudie Johnson.She retired from Planter Snack and Gilman Paint as

Nancy Sue Rollins Lord, 96, of Chattanooga passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at a local hospital.She was a descendant of the Kirkland family who were early settlers in the Chattanooga area.Mrs. Lord graduated from

FACKLER Willie Howard Moore, 62, died Thursday, July 4, 2013.Visitation will be from 7-9 p.m. today and the funeral will be Friday, July 12, from Valley Funeral Home in Stevenson.Burial will be in Price

Alberta Pyborn, 102, of Chattanooga, passed away Saturday, July 6, 2013.She was preceded in death by her son, Willard Boyd Pyborn; daughters, Helen Long and Barbara Hutsell.Survivors include her daughters, Maxine (Tony) Hill, of Chattanooga

Sr.Floyd Callaway Reed Sr., 67, East Ridge, died Monday, July 8, 2013, in a local hospital.He was retired from the Hamilton County Highway Department.Mr. Reed was preceded in death by his parents, Floyd I.

GASTONIA, N.C.Joyce P. Kelley Weaver, 76, loving wife, mother and grandmother, passed away Wednesday, July 10, 2013, at the Robin Johnson Hospice House in Dallas.She was a native of Chattanooga, and the daughter of the

Veronica Bradford Young, formerly of Chattanooga, passed away Thursday, July 5, 2013 in Wichita, Kan.She was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. She was preceded in death by her father, Charles Bradford

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Claudia Alexander, a brilliant, pioneering scientist who helped direct both NASA's Galileo mission to Jupiter and the international Rosetta space-exploration project, has died at age 56.